Soon, palace maids brought water up and filled the bathtub, with fresh, brightly colored flower petals floating on the surface.
Yun Chaoxi rose from the soft couch, took off her elaborate palace attire, and stepped into the bathtub with her well-proportioned legs, letting the warm water wash over her delicate, snow-white collarbones.
Pearl gently poured water on her with a water ladle, still not understanding why her mistress had chosen to enter the palace.
Seeing that the servants in the bedchamber had all left, Zhu'er couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "My lady, why do you want to go to the palace? In the past few years, you haven't even attended any palace banquets, and you don't even know the Emperor's height or weight. Why did you suddenly decide to go to the palace? If you go to the palace, what will happen to Prince Chu..."
Yun Chaoxi raised her beautiful eyes and glanced at Zhu'er, a single glance that silenced Zhu'er.
She always felt that the young lady had changed a lot since she recovered from her illness last time.
Yun Chaoxi sighed softly, "Zhu'er, there are people everywhere in this palace. Now that you've come with me, you need to know what you should and shouldn't say. If we take one wrong step, we, mistress and servant, may face utter ruin. Do you understand?"
Pearl nodded. "Pearl understands. I won't say those things again."
Yun Chaoxi leaned against the edge of the bathtub, her heart far from calm.
The Prince Chu that Zhu'er mentioned was the man she married in her previous life, Chu Yansheng, the heir of the Prince of Yu. In her previous life, she was not good at judging people. After Chu Yansheng deliberately approached and showed her affection many times, she really believed that Chu Yansheng was in love with her. When Chu Yansheng came to propose marriage, she agreed to marry him.
She is the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister of the Great Chu, and her uncle is the General of the Cavalry. Chu Yansheng is the most popular candidate for the crown prince – simply because the current emperor is thirty-two years old, has a harem full of beauties, but has no children yet.
Everyone felt that this marriage was a match made in heaven.
She eagerly awaited her marriage to Chu Yansheng, but Chu Yansheng, unlike his previous gentle and considerate nature, became indifferent towards her. Because of the marriage, her father took the initiative to propose to the emperor that Chu Yansheng be adopted as his heir, and her uncle, who held military power, also sided with Chu Yansheng.
The emperor indeed adopted him and made him the crown prince.
A year later, the emperor went on an autumn hunt and unexpectedly passed away, and Chu Yansheng successfully ascended the throne.
The first thing Chu Yansheng did after taking power was to depose her as empress, poison her with a cup of poisoned wine, and execute the entire Prime Minister's family! He then stripped his uncle of his military power and exiled his uncle's family to the frontier!
She only learned on her deathbed that Chu Yansheng had long loved another woman. The woman he loved was the daughter of a minor official of the fifth rank. After ascending the throne, he wanted her dead to make room for the woman he loved!
Yun Chaoxi was filled with resentment and bitterness, hating herself for being blind to have chosen such a heartless man! She hated Chu Yansheng for wiping out her entire family! When she opened her eyes again, she found that she had been reborn before she married Chu Yansheng.
With her came a small space containing a brocade pouch, instructing her to bear children for the current Emperor of Great Chu.
Entering the palace is great! She'll become that bastard Chu Yansheng's stepmother in this lifetime! He wants to be the crown prince? Ha! Absolutely not in this lifetime!
Without saying a word, she jumped out of bed, disregarding all decorum, and ran to Prime Minister Yun, saying that she wanted to enter the palace.
Prime Minister Yun was shocked, thinking that his daughter had been sick and had suffered brain damage from the fever.
The emperor is already thirty-two years old and has no children. Wouldn't it be a waste of his prime years for his daughter to enter the palace?!
Yun Chaoxi insisted on entering the palace, even turning away Chu Yansheng, who came to visit her.
Prime Minister Yun had no choice. He always respected his daughter, and seeing Yun Chaoxi's insistence, he expressed his wishes to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager naturally accepted his request and arranged for someone to bring Yun Chaoxi into the palace the next day, bestowing upon her the title of Jieyu and granting her the Liuxia Palace.
On the third day, the emperor chose her.
"Pearl, you go out first, I'll soak for a while."
Upon hearing this, Zhu'er put down the towel in her hand, left the bath room, closed the door, and waited outside for her master to summon her.
Only then did Yun Chaoxi have time to rummage through the things in the small space.
When she was reborn, her thoughts were in disarray, and she didn't know what day it was. She only had time to read the note in the small brocade pouch, and there were many other things in the small space.
She flipped through them: pills for having a son, pills for having a daughter, pills for twins… all for childbirth. There were also beauty pills, body-shaping pills, and voice-enhancing pills…
Eat, eat, eat!
Not to boast, but although she rarely goes out, she is known as the most beautiful woman in the capital. If these pills really work, wouldn't she be as beautiful as a fairy?
Men, aren't they all after that bit of lust?
Soon, Yun Chaoxi felt the changes in her body. The most obvious change was that her chest was fuller, and her skin was as smooth and delicate as jade. Her features hadn't changed, but they were much more refined. Her lips were naturally red, and her eyelashes were thick, with a natural allure at the corners of her eyes.
With these results, Yun Chaoxi felt even more confident. She opened the brocade pouch again and noticed there were more words on the back of the note.
Is His Majesty currently not taking any liberties?
Yun Chaoxi's smile vanished.
No wonder not a single woman in the harem bore a child. Even if Yun Chaoxi were as beautiful as a celestial being, she couldn't arouse a man who was impotent!
Her gaze lingered on a bottle of pills in the corner of the small space.
This "Seven Times a Night Pill" should be able to help him get an erection, right?
After thoroughly searching the small space inside and out, Yun Chaoxi called Zhu'er in to help her get dressed.
When Zhu'er entered, she was immediately dazzled by her mistress. She felt that her mistress seemed even more beautiful after taking a bath, and her voice was even more pleasant.
"Your Highness, the Imperial Household Department has sent over three sets of sleeping robes. Which one would you like to wear?"
Yun Chaoxi glanced at the clothes and chose a set of nightgowns made of light feather gauze. The light feather gauze, which was light and breathable in a light purple color, was half-covering and half-revealing the inner garments, and her graceful figure was faintly visible.
Yun Chaoxi secretly felt sorry for the emperor. There were so many beauties in the palace, all wearing light feather gauze and swaying in front of him. He, the emperor, was impotent, and could only look at these beauties but could not touch them.
How pitiful.
After taking a bath, Yun Chaoxi ate dinner. By the time she had cleansed her mouth, it was already dark.
Yesterday she inquired with the matron of Liuxia Palace and learned that His Majesty was not a lustful person and did not often enter the harem. Whenever he entered the harem to favor a concubine, he would go to the concubine's residence and never stay overnight after the favor.
Yun Chaoxi was somewhat puzzled. If His Majesty was impotent, how could he possibly favor his concubines?
"Your Highness, His Majesty is on his way to Liuxia Palace. Please go and lie down first. I will go and turn off the lights."
The lights were turned off before the Emperor arrived. Does this Emperor enjoy the dark? Perhaps those who are impotent find this strange!
Yun Chaoxi obediently lay down, and the little eunuch stepped forward to turn off the light.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, footsteps sounded and gradually moved from the doorway to the bedside.
Yun Chaoxi was still a little nervous and softly called out, "Your Majesty?"
The man didn't respond, but took off his shoes and got into bed. Immediately afterwards, a heavy breathing sound came close to her neck.
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